After agreeing to the deal, general manager Dayton Moore told MLB.com what Hosmer meant to the Royals.

“(Hosmer) is a very integral part of our team,” Moore said. “He can impact the team in a lot of ways, whether it’s at the plate or at first base defensively or running the bases. He can hit with power, he can hit the other way — there’s just a lot of talent in his game.

“And he plays with a huge heart. He’s just very important to us.”

So, see, Hosmer is not going anywhere. Heck, he won’t be a free agent until after the 2017 season. So, this was just a hoax, kind of like the fake Andy McCullough twitter account that got started (yeah, that apparently happened).

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